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7/9/11: I found this helpful, especially considering the sort of self-esteem "bottom" I've come to. And I don't mean that I feel worse about myself than any other time in my life. It's just that it's gotten to the point now where it's inhibiting my ability to be comfortable where I now am and to get to where I wanna go/grow... It's become almost debilitating in some situations the further "up" I've moved along my education/career trajectory, feeling less and less like I am really worthy of being one of "these" people. SO, it was helpful, even though some of the exercises are uncomfortable and will have to be spaced out over the next few months, but I did have to get to this point to read it. I tried reading this early on, maybe 5 years ago when my former therapist first recommended it and I got like two chapters in before I quit. And some of the notes I wrote at that time were downright hostile. I even had this on my "Probably Never Gonna Read It" shelf until last month. Guess there's something to be said for the student being ready before trying to teach her...